Wednesday, April 2, 2014

EARTHY IDEAS

Earth week is April 21-25, but I'll be sharing my "earthy" activities early so you'll have time to integrate them into your lesson plans. Hint! What a perfect opportunity to integrate informative writing!

Earth Day Earth Day, Earth Day! Let’s all come together. (Clap hands.)Earth Day, Earth Day! To make this world much better.‘Cause we love our planet Earth, beautiful and blue. (Make a circle with arms.)We want to take care of it with everything we do.

We can recycle – tell your friends and neighbors! (Pretend to pick up paper.)Glass, aluminum, plastic and paper. ‘Cause we love our planet Earth, beautiful and blue. (Make a circle with arms.)We want to take care of it with everything we do.

We can plant a tree or two, to create green spaces;(Pretend to dig.)Walk or ride our bikes to go different places. (Pretend to ride a bike.)‘Cause we love our planet Earth, beautiful and blue. (Make a circle with arms.)We want to take care of it with everything we do.

Download the book to go with the song at drjean.org/April, 2007, monthly activities.

Recycled Products – For homework, ask children to look around their house and make a list of recycled materials. Have them practice identifying the “recycle logo” so they can help conserve materials.

Brainstorm- Have children brainstorm all the ways they can reduce, reuse, and recycle materials.

Visit these websites to get other ideas for Earth Week: EarthDay.net childrenoftheearth.org keepearthbeautiful.org kidsforsavingearth.org kidsgowild.com

Looking for more ideas for Earth Day? My webmaster has created this package with three songs, two books, two powerpoints, a poem, and several activities for your students.